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Consumer Protection Commission Seizes Underweight Sugar Labelled Star Brand

9 months agoThu, 13 Jun 2024 06:28:06 GMT
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Consumer Protection Commission Seizes Underweight Sugar Labelled Star Brand

The Consumer Protection Commission (CPC), working with the Trade Measures Department in the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, has confiscated an undisclosed amount of underweight sugar which is being sold to members of the public.

The sugar is labelled Star brand, and according to the CPC, from the samples taken, a supposed 2kg packet of sugar was found to be weighing 1.6 kg.

In a statement, the CPC said those who were caught selling the underweight sugar were taken to court and made to pay heavy fines. It added:

The Commission would want to urge members of the public to report to the Commission anyone selling this type of sugar, as it is being packaged illegally and sold to unsuspecting consumers short in mass. Members of the public are also being urged to report to the Commission the presence of any sugar they suspect to be underweight or illegally packaged on the following hotline numbers +263719 176 856/861/865 or Toll-free 080 12301.

The Trade Measures Act (Chapter 14:23) and the Consumer Protection Act (Chapter 14:44) regulate the sale of underweight products in Zimbabwe.

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The Trade Measures Act governs trade practices, including product weights and measurements. It prohibits deceptive practices such as selling products that do not meet labelling requirements or using illegal measuring equipment.

The Consumer Protection Act safeguards consumers’ rights and interests. Selling underweight goods is illegal under this act, as it deprives customers of their rightful amounts and reduces their value for money.

Last month, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce warned businesses that are allegedly selling underweight products and not properly labelled that they will be prosecuted.

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12 Comments

dyoo nemo-nemo · 9 months ago
iyo gvt ndoyakatanga kuramba munhu akavhoterwa(Chamisa-Hullets) ichiisa asina kuvhoterwa(ED- star sugar). everything becomes counterfeit...star itori Hullets-but yakashota without God, brains, wisdom, and iri corrupt.... ndokwazvakabva ... 2008 I was young but paGNU ndopandakaona kuti all Zimbabwe needs are New leaders that can be trusted -- not these who have stolen everything & brought our country to it's knees. they don't pay back international ****s noone trusts them anymore -- ndopanenyaya.... the leaders cheat so vendors/businesses cheat too to survive . that's the currency .......too bad .
· 9 months ago
kuti dzvii!!!!!!!! pindula news also underweight
Tina · 9 months ago
It's very difficult to note the difference when you don't have a scale.
big dhara · 9 months ago
Will the consumer protection commission take action if the public reports.inini l saw someone with my own eyes a vendor having those star brands packets and putting sugar from 2kg hulkets into those small bogus star brands sugar packets.aah regai kutenga those cheap products and l over bought a fake Colgate toothpaste so vanhu pulizi ndapota regai izvozvo
@big dhara · 9 months ago
If you buy your things in a place that is shady you will be fleeced,it's better to buy from a reputable place, I advice that you buy groceries from a recognized shop like OK or Pick n Pay.
Consumer Fraud · 9 months ago
The company in minda and milling plant inonzi Tongaat Hullet.Tengai sugar ine traceable value chain. Zvekunotenga tu sugar tusina mutupo kuma down town tuckshop muchiti kwaka cheaper ndezveku mama izvo
Mai Ro · 9 months ago
zvese zvirikubva pakubiridzirwa kwakaitwa sarudzo navamnangagwa nezanupf gore rapera. isu takavhotera vaChamisa, i don't know who switched the people's choice and inserted mnangagwa there. matambudziko edu achapera kana boka rezanupf navamnangagwa vasisipo.
nherera · 9 months ago
l urgent all Pindula Commentators to help consumers to repory under weight products this is subortaging government it's as t good as terrorist
· 9 months ago
ko chingwa nhai veduwee?
chasura · 9 months ago
zve**** izvo gadzirisai nyika intake zvese zvonaka zvega,mkupererwa kah mkungoti zvese zvese
hehe, ndichitori nayo mumba · 9 months ago

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